Valve



Jan. 13, 1931. E. v. ANDERSON VALVE Filed Dec. 8, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR WITNESSES Jan; 13, 1931.

' E. v ANDERSON VALVE z Sheets-Sheet 2.

Filed Dec. 8, 1928 V a V 3 WITNESSES Patentedlent ls,- 19 31 it ies 'TOIGI-IARLES E. G L EN, or cinnamon," rnnnsynva vra j VALVE Application filed December 8,1928. seriaijno. 324, 14;

This invention relates to valves. yMore pa rticularly it relates to valve mechanisms of the non-returntclass adapted for heavy. pressure steam duty. s q ,c .1 I In t automatically operable :nou-retiu'n valves-used for hi gh pressure steam lines-the closure 3. members are ordinarily made veryheavy because of the sever pressures and shocksto WlllCll' theyTare sub ected. A

1:10 sudden decreaseofpressure at the inlet side p comprising a valve mechanism in a horizontal causes the heavy closure members to slam onto thelr seats with such. force as sometimes to Wreck the valve, and frequently to 111] ure I .theTseat. Sometimes Where-aboiler issupf 3 5 plying a'nu'mber of engines from a common main-these )Will get fin step, the resulting pulsating eltectmay'cause the valve-disks-to pound their seats to the point of destruction. These difficulties arefin large measure 0 avoided in the present case by a construction com-prising comparatively light closure member, mounted tobe easil'y responsive to pressure reversal, but mechanically retarded enough to prevent immediate closure. Among the-objects of theinvention are to provide'avalve mechanism ofaconstruction permitting easy access to all of the Working partsyto"provide a valve giving comparativelyI'small obstruction to the passage of 3 fluid therethrough WlIGlllll open position to provide a'normally automatically operative valve mechanism that may be readily and positively closed-by hand so that it ca'n-no t then be openedaut'omatic'ally by" fluid pres- -3 vsure; :to provide a valve mechanism which willnormally automatically open to; permit flow =of; fluid therethrough, but'f which. will quickly, accurately, and; safely shut off reverse'fiow oflsuchk-fluid upon a fai'lureI -Of pressure on thesup ply' side of the valve, said 3 shuttingbif being accomplished'by a rela} 'tively-light,floatingly-mounted, mechanically-retarded closure member, whereby to pre- "vent destructivehammer?effects in closing. Otheradvantagesjvvill be apparent to those i-faniiliar with the artfror'n'ia study of the "drawings and the following specification. For convenience the whole" -val-ve} mechanisinwill be referred to as thevalv'e, and the valves proper as the closure disk orlmember an archedclosure disk 3, rigidly or vertically recip'rocable valve st and to the closure membersusually net/dun tendinggup vard from the bonnet T. v A, handheel 11 its" keyed to the nut 8, and seats on the collar-9.7 A key member 112 engages .a

and the lockingdisl; or member, especti-i 'ely.

Fig. l'is a'central vertical outlet embodying this invention, showing the parts n POSltlOIlfiS When. manually, closed and'lockedinthat'position ,Fig. 2 is a partial verticalfsection similar a). that, of Fi e 1, but

showing the valve innormalopen automati callyioperative' position; and Fig; 3 isa Cenin and adapted to receive on-aninuer lace. 7

led on a A manseat onthe'upper face oi? closure disk 3, and th'eouter edges of the disl; are adapted to seat uponan inclined upper annular face '01 the seat member and toinal-ze a liuid tight joint therewith. See 8. lower outer face of disk 5 iseut away to'provide a space betweenthe disks so thatl'lui'dpressure may always bG'GfiiGCtiVE behind disk :3. joules is very light compared to dl valves in the sainecapa'eity. Disk 5 is hezwy 7 compared to disk: 3, and .is. adapted to lock the passage permanently when that is de vsii'ed l l v I v Locl-rin'g disk 5 I is removably ca rriedby 1 .8 hollow stemv tiyslidaoly mounted n a central bore of the bonnet T, \vl icli'seats upon and completesthe casing 11 and is removably at f tached thereto; T he upper .portionof valve ,steinQ is externally threaded, and is engaged j ;,by a nut 8, -rotatably mountedzina. col

member formed by frame members 10c longitudinal keyvv'ay in the valve. gamete, prevent rotation 'ther'eot. The key 5 "tacliedto'a packing gland 13 which surrounds I option through I a valve With ran'gularly- )OSllZlODNl inlet and a mainijcasing member 1,:h'aving a double- 5 -laced valve seat removably mounted ther ualiycontrolled locking-disk has adapted to .Tlie

tension 140i the'bonnet 7. Bolts extend through flanges of the members 13 and 14 and are adapted to compress the gland. An

. trolled by means of a threaded plug 23. By

lower end of extension 20.

removing this plug pressure is relieved around the stem 6,.and the packing 16 may be tig tened without 'fluid pressure resistance." is

Valve stein i is rigidly attached to disk 3, preferably by riveting and welding. Just above the disk the stem forms a tapered seat portion 30. adapted-to engagea complementary seat portion 31 in the lower face of the locking disk 5, so that when the disks are in contacting position iuid pressure will not escape around the stem l and inside the stem 6.'

The disk 5 has a seat portion 32 to cooperate with a seat portion in the This arrangement isadapted to prevent leakage of fluid from-the main valve chamberaround the valve stem 6 when the locking disk is in raised position. The under side of disk 5 V is cut away toward the outer edge to form an outer annular'clearance between which is ad to iit'neatly 1 tne same bonnet responding parts followed by a. letter v disks 3 and 5 when they are in contacting position. This permits liuid pressure behind disk 3 to start its closing movement on reversal of pressure, as below described.

The stem l is adapted to slide easily in the stem 6. The lower portion of the stem iits neatly the bore. 35 o'f valve stem 6, but the upper portion of the stem l is reduced in size to form a smaller portion'a, a reduced upper bore of the valve stem 6. A packing 38 surrounds the stem do near the upper end of the stem 6, and is adapted'to be compressed by athreaded glandOt-o prevent the escape of any fluid around the stem 4;. YA threaded plug 39 extends through the side wall of the stem 6 into the bore the packing 38 may readily compressed The wi hout resistance of fluid pressure.

in 3 amodiiication is shown.

horizontal casing is arranged for flow from side to side oi the valve, but the casing takes as that of Fig. l, and there isno functional diiierence inthe operating parts above described. Therefore the same numerals are used in the two figures on cor- Te ed h valve, instead oi the packing 38 at the upper end of the valve stem (3, that member has threaded into it a bored terminal piece l5,

there is any modification. In the nodi By removing this which carries a cylindrical gage glass 4.6. This glass is held in position by means of a cage member 47, the lower end of which has upper end 40 of the valve stem a?) extends into this glass and may be observed therethrough. The level'of the end of stem db indicates open or closed position of disk 3,. as will be apparent.

Thelower portion of valve stem l has a spiral groove 60, commencing just above the connection of the stemto the disk 3, and

extending, upward to the beginning of th reduced portions lo and ll), respectively, in

the two forms shown. A pin 61 extends through the side wall of the stem 6 and into the groove 60.

Disks 3 and 5 and stems i and 6 are preferably made of high quality stainless steel, so that corrosion maynot cause sticking of the stems in their bores. The disk 3Vis of arch shape so that it gives maximum strength as against reverse steam pressure. The edges of disks 5'are cut away underneath to provide a clearance at the periphery of disk 3 so that steam can get between the disks to close the valve..

The operation ofthe valve is as follows: The flow of steam is as indicated by the arrows. \Vhen the valveis in service the locking disk 5 is raised to the position shown in Fig. 1 by turning the hand wheel 11 to raise the valve stem'6 to uppermost position. This would leave thevalve disk 3 in seated position, but as the weight of this disk and its stem are comparatively small, and as the frictional contact of the valve stems l and I 4a ll) and 4c in the modification) in the bore disk 3 in effect 'floats'in the steam stream.

Consequently a very small difference of fluid pressure exists on the two sides of this valve.

It is therefore readily responsive to fluid flow land will automatically open and close with direction of flow when in normal condition, 1. e., when not locked downby the heavy normally controlled closure member.

If at any time it is desired to positively shut oil the steam, as for the purposeof makingahydro'static test of a boiler, to cut out a boilerfrom the engine, etc, the hand wheel 11 is o'per-ated "to bring the disk 5 down. againstdisk 3, and to force the tWo into seated position as shown in Fig. 3. Thi's 'positively locks the Whole valve mechanism and therecan be no flow "of steam therethrough by'autoinati'c opening. j i When it is desired to putithe valve into automatically-operative position, again, ,the hand Wheel is used tofra'ise' the stems "and disk5. Steam will then'flowvfrom'the boilers 'to theengine.

If for y a n t r'n past -[a the boiler or supply side of the valve .falil b l that on'the'other side, return flow of steam vvill catch" the disk 3 and move it to its 'seat thus closing-the valve. 'The'pin 61 in the spiral slot 60 retards theseatingofthe disk 3 by causing a turning of the'disk 3] and its stem as" it moves downward, thus" acting inefi'ect as a mechanical brake to preventa too rapid seating 'oftl'iedis'k'. However, the a disk 3 and its stemar'e so comparativelylight,

and their Weight is so balanced against their frictional mountingthat the disk 3 is very sensitive-to flow change', and onaccount of its immediateresponsiveness to change of pressure, and its comparatively small inertia,

it 'Will not produce the dangerous impact effects whichoccur-vvith some offthe heavy closure disks heretofore'used;

If it is desirable at anytimeto render the automatic features. of the valve as shown in Fig. 1 inoperative,thedisk 3 may'beloclmd to disk 5 by inserting a pin 0 through a suitably positioned hole in stem 4a. This makes the valve operation manual only.

I claim: H 1. A non-return valve for heavy fluid-pressure duty, comprising a casing having a passage therethrough,a valve seat-surroundc I ing' the passage, a floatinglymountedclosure Klisk adapted to cooperatewith the seat to mounted to be responsive to fiow'of through-the passage. Y

1 2.. A non-return valve for heavy fluid pressure duty comprisingja casing having a fluid automatically control "the passage, and fa manually-operable lock ng disk adapted to seat on the back of the closuredi'sk and also.

on the said valve seat,"the closure diskjb'eing 1 passage th-erethrough,a valve seats'urroundseat to close the passage upon reversal of flow therein, a heavy locking member adapted to i wing and lowering the locking member.

' sure duty, comprising a casing having a lpassage therethrough, a valve seat surrounding ing the passage, alight 'floating'ly-mounted closure member adapted to beresponsivefin movemen't to flow of fluid throughthe passage and adapted to cooperate with the said seat on the closure member and onthe valve seat, and manually 'operabl'e means for ram- 3, A non-return valve for heavy "fluid-pres said passage, a closure diskadapted t0 autofsure' duty coin'pr fluid 7 matically control said passage in cooperation with said seat, a locking disk adapted to seat on the basket thefclosure disk and on the valve seat whereby topositively close the passage, manually: operablemeans for moving 1 the'locking disklto and from the valve seat,

the closure disk being mounted to respond automatically to direction; of movement-of ventedby theloc'king disk. l

and prevent normal operation of the closure disk,manually operable means for moving the locking disk to and from the 'valve seaqthe closure disk being fioatingly-mounted so as a to "be fablefnormally to-"move With flow or fluid through the passage, and external visible means-to indicate therelative positions 7 of the closure ClISk and locking disk with respect to the valve seat;

A non returnvalve for'heavy fluid-pressaid passage, a" floatingly-mou'nted closure diskiadapted to control-said passageand to seat voil-said valve seat, and a manually coni trolledlocking: disk adapted to seat on the closure'dis'k and on the valveseatfwhereby to positively" close the passage, aznd'mean's to retardv closing movement of the closure disk.

6. Anon-returnvalve for heavy fluid pressure duty comprising a casinghaving a pas sage'therethrough,a two-faced valveseat surroundingsaid passage, a .floatinglyemounted closure dlsk-adapted to automatically control said passage andto seat on said valve seat, a locking diskadapted toscat'on the closure disk ancljon the mivesm whereby to posi tively' close the passage;manually operable meansfor movingthe lockingdisk to and.

from the-valve seat, and. externally-visible meansto indicate the positions of the closure n15 disk vvithrespect to the seat.

7. Anon-return valve for heavy fluid-pres I mg a: casing having a pas-- sage'tlierethrough, a valve seat surrounding sure duty comprising a casinghaving ap'assage theretlirough, a valve seat surrounding saidxpassage, a. floatingly nounted closure.

disk adapted to control said passage and'to seat on said valve seat,anda manually-controlled locking disk adapted to seat on the closurediskand on the valve seat whereby v to positively close'the passage, means-to re i125 the positions of'the tvvo"disks relaltive ftOfillG seat.

tard closing movement'ofvthe closure disk, and externalvislble means to indicate 8. Anon-return valve for heavy fluidinressure duty, comprising a casing having a passage 'therethrough, a valve'frseatsurrounding said passage, a closure disk adaptedto control said. passage and to seaton said valve seat, a locking disk adapted to seat on the closure disk and on the valve whereby to positively close the passage, manually operable means for moving the locking disk to and from the valve seat, a hollow stem reciprocably mounted infthe valve casing and carrying the locking disk, a second stem reciprooab v mounted in an axial bore of the first mentioned stern and carrying the closure disk, said second stem extending beyond the end of the first stem and being vis ble ire-m outside the valve casing.

nou-return valve for heavy fluid pressure duty comprising acasing having a passage therethrough, a valve seat surroumhng the said passage and mounted" in the said casing, a main valve stem mounted in the casing and adapted to be reciprocated on its longitudinal axis to. and from the said valve seaha locxing disk carried'on the inner end of the said main valve stem and adapted tli'erethrough, the inner valve stem having a -spiral groove therein, a fixed pin extending extendi through the first valve'stem and into the said groove whereby to retard the inner stein upon movement thereof relative to the first stem, the outer end of the inner valve stem beyondthe outer end of the valve st to a point where it is visible outside the valve casing, whereby to i ll the relative positions of the closure disk and locking disk with respect to the valve seat l0. A non-return valve for heavy (h pressure duty comprising; a casing havii fluid passage therethrough, a two-faced val e seat fixed in the casing and surrounding the said passage, a heavy closure member adapted to cooperate'with the valve seat to close said passage, manually operable means for raising and lowering the closure memberto and from said seat, a light closure member positioned beneath the heavy closure ma in her, and having a stein reciprocably mounted in an axial bore of the stem of the liravy closure member, and means to retard the movement of the lightclosure' member with respect to the heavy closure member, the ii i. closure member being normally adapted to be opened by normal flow of fluid through upper end of -'said threaded portion of the'valve stein, n'ian v pressure duty, comprising a, casing hav' inember with respect to the hea member, the light closure member being. adapted to be opened by normal flow of fluid the valve and tobe automatically closed by" reversal of fiow therethrough. V

,11. A non-return valve for heavy fluid ing the said passage and mounted in the said casing, a valve stem mounted in the casing and adapted to be reciprocated on its 1m n tudinalaxis to and fromthe said valve seat. a locking disk carried on the inner end or the said valve stem and adapted to cooperate with the said valve seat to close said pas e. the upper end of said valve stem being threaded,

'means to prevent rotation of the valve stem, V-a threadedunember coopera iii-g3 with the threaded portion of the valve stem. manual means to rotate said threaded member to raise and lower the valvesten'i, an inner valve stem slidably fitted into an axialbore ofthe cfirst mentioned valve stem and reciprocable therein, a closure disk on the inner end of said innervalve stem adaptedto-seat on the said valve seat and therebyto closethe passage therethrough. the outer end of the inner valvestem extending beyond the outer end of the first valve stem to a point where it ivisible from outside the valve casing; whereby to indicate the relative position of a closure disk with respect to the locking Isl: and with respect to the valve seat. I I

12. A non-return valve for heavv fluid pressure duty, comprising a casing ha a fluid passage therethrough, a double; c-d valve seat fixed in the casing and surrou the sand passage, a heavy closure in her adapted to cooperate with the valveseatl'o close the said passage, manually operable means for raising and lowering the heavy closure member to and from said seat, a light floating'ly-mounted closure member positioned beneath the heavy'closurc member and.

having a stem reciprocably n'u'iuntediin an axial bore of the stem of the heavy closure .mon'iber, means to retard-the movement or" the light closure member with respect to the heavy closure member,'and externally visible means to indicate the positions of the two closure members relative to the valve seat.

13. A non return valve for heavy fluid fluid passage therethrougrh, a double-' i. valve seat fixed in the casing; d surrounding;

the said passage, a heavy closure member adapted to cooperate with the valve seat to close vthe i said passage. 'inanually operable means, for raising and lowering the heavv closure member to and from d seaha light floatingly-mountod closure member positioned beneath the heavy closure member and on the same side of the valve seat. means to retard. the movement of the li 'l. t closure vy closure through the valve and to be automatically pressure duty comprising a casing having a passage therethrough, a valve seat surroiuid Jon closed reversal of flow therethrough, and

members relative to the valve seat 14; A valve mechanisincomprising a ea'sing having a fluid passage therethrough, a

valve seat, alight fioatingly mounteol closure member normally'movable to and from said seat with flow of fiuicljthrough the passage,- & heavy. lockingnnanuallyroperable closure lnelnberunounteclbehind the light closure lnember and adapted to force and. hold the lattera'gainst the seat,- the underside of the locking lnember being cut away about the outer portion to provide a peripheral clear ance between the two 'closure members when r 7 they are no contact; U i

Inteetimony whereof, I Sign m yname.

EDWARD -v. ANDERSON. 

